By Amaechi Agbo

Former U-20 Flying Eagles coach, Abimbola Samuel has disclosed that his return as a board member of the FCT Football Association is a reward for hard work.

Coach Abimbola who was on Saturday re-elected as a board member of the FA with 11 votes out of 12, said he would do more considering the opportunity the FCT football family has offered him again.

The former national team handler was the head of the FCT FA Technical Committee that introduced pragmatic football development initiatives at the federal capital particularly the establishment FCT State Division 2 League

“My re-election is an act of God and sincerity of purpose. In the first term, my committee worked hard to turn around football in the FCT.
“During my tenure as the head of the Technical Committee of the Board, for the first time in the history of the FCT football, I was able to lead the board to establish Division 2 League. For the past 40 years, there was nothing like that. Graciously we had over 46 clubs that participated in the Division 2 League across all the Area Councils in the FCT.

“It will interest you to know that the FCT football is on the threshold of making history to play in the Premier League next season. If I am returned to head the committee again, I will consolidate on our track records but in whatever capacity I found myself in the board, I will continue to deliver. I want to build on my past records to see that football in FCT moves ahead,” he said.

He added that he has a great confidence on the new board to deliver on their mandate.

“I have full confidence in the new board, with the addition of former international Femi Ajilore who played the game very well at the international level and has been working behind the scene on improving FCT football. I have no doubt that the new board will deliver. I have seen the passion and aspiration of the new members who are eager to work, to make sacrifices.”